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Manufacturers make, shops sell. But Dollar Shave Club breaks that mouldhttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jul/24/unilever-buy-dollar-shave-club-direct-selling-manufacturers-retailers
Unilever’s acquisition of the male grooming business could be the start of a whole new sales model – one that cuts out retailers altogether<p>Dollar Shave Club’s razors are “fucking great”, the company’s founder declared in its first advert. Michael Dubin, who started the business four years ago, last week convinced Unilever of their merits, too.</p><p>In buying Dollar Shave Club <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jul/20/unilever-buys-dollar-shave-club-male-grooming-fight-p-g-procter-gamble-gilette-acquisition" title="">for an estimated $1bn</a>, the consumer goods company could be sending a signal about the way we shop. Post-deal analysis focused on what Unilever could add to Dollar Shave Club, which has shaken up the US male shaving market with a monthly subscription service and a viral marketing campaign.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jul/24/unilever-buy-dollar-shave-club-direct-selling-manufacturers-retailers">Continue reading...</a>UnileverBusinessRetail industryOnline shoppingSupermarketsProcter & GambleGlobal economyEconomicsLiam FoxPoliticsGlobalisationWorld newsSports Direct InternationalSun, 24 Jul 2016 06:00:01 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/jul/24/unilever-buy-dollar-shave-club-direct-selling-manufacturers-retailersIllustration: David SimondsIllustration: David SimondsGuardian Staff2016-07-24T06:00:01ZUK's problem isn't the financial sector – it's London's dominancehttps://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/may/26/uk-problem-dominance-finance-london
New EU figures expose the staggering gap between the capital and the poorest areas of Britain. We must revitalise the regions if we want to secure economic recovery<p>Britain is a structurally unbalanced economy. The City is too big. The productive base is too small. The International Monetary Fund says so. The Bank of England says so. The government says so.</p><p>Less remarked upon is the UK's geographical economic imbalance. This is even more pronounced than the imbalance between a dominant financial sector and a struggling manufacturing sector, as shown by recent figures for 2010 from <a href="http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/eurostat/home/" title="">Eurostat</a>, the European commission's statistics&nbsp;agency.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/may/26/uk-problem-dominance-finance-london">Continue reading...</a>Economic growth (GDP)EconomicsProcter & GambleBusinessEuropean commissionEuropean UnionEuropeWorld newsLondonSat, 25 May 2013 23:01:08 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/may/26/uk-problem-dominance-finance-londonPhotograph: ObserverClick to enlarge. Photograph: ObserverPhotograph: ObserverClick to enlarge. Photograph: ObserverGuardian Staff2013-05-25T23:01:08Z